Method and apparatus for hearing improvement based on cochlear model

Abstract

There is provided an apparatus for hearing measurement based on a cochlear model comprising: a processor; and a memory connected to the processor, wherein the memory stores program instructions executable by the processor to output an interface in which n buttons corresponding to n frequency bands into which an audible frequency band is divided at 1 / k octave resolution are arranged in a cochlear model, output acoustic signals corresponding to a predetermined hearing threshold in each of the n frequency bands, receive a user's input for whether each of the n frequency bands is inaudible at the predetermined hearing threshold, and output acoustic stimulation signals corresponding to the inaudible frequency band input by the user in predetermined sizes.

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CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS[0001]This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Application Ser. No. 62 / 974,353, entitled “HEARING TEST TEMPLATE AND METHOD TO USE, CLASSIFY AND ANALYZE DATA ON HEARING TEST RESULTS AND HEARING IMPROVEMENT RESULTS” and filed on Nov. 30, 2019, which is expressly incorporated herein by reference in its entirety.BACKGROUND(a) Technical Field[0002]The present invention relates to a method and an apparatus for hearing improvement based on a cochlear model.(b) Background Art[0003]All organs that transmit sound to the brain are collectively called the auditory organ.[0004]The auditory organ is largely divided into the outer ear, the middle ear, and the inner ear, and the sound introduced from the outside through the outer ear vibrates in the eardrum and is transmitted to the cochlea of the inner ear through the middle ear. Hair cells of cochlea are arranged in the basilar membrane of the cochlea, and the total number of the hair cells of...

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Benefits of technology

The present invention provides a method and apparatus for improving hearing using a cochlear model that can quickly determine a hearing threshold for each frequency band. The method involves outputting an interface with n buttons corresponding to n frequency bands, and then outputting acoustic signals corresponding to a predetermined hearing threshold in each frequency band. The user then inputs whether each frequency band is inaudible at the predetermined threshold. The apparatus also includes a pre-selected threshold sound conditioning level to determine a Y value as a preliminary constant, which the user selects only the frequency band that is inaudible in all the frequency bands where hearing is to be measured. The advantages of this method include measuring hearing faster and attempting accurate hearing improvement.

Problems solved by technology

Meanwhile, in recent years, many people have sensorineural hearing loss diseases due to the increased use of portable audio devices and exposure to various noises.

The hearing aid is a device that simply amplifies external sounds to hear the sounds loudly, but does not fundamentally prevent the hearing degeneration, but rather has a problem of further degenerating the hearing of a hearing aid user due to the amplified sound.

However, in the conventional method, since a hearing threshold is determined for each frequency band to be measured, when there are many frequency bands, there is a problem that it takes too long time to measure the user's hearing.

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